The Falcons, seeded No. 1 in the Sharon Wilch Region, have won their first two games of the tournament by an average of 20.5 points. They face No. 2 Fairview at 8:30 p.m. in the final game of 5A’s Great 8.

In 4A, the highlight of the night should be the 5:30 p.m. matchup between No. 3 Cheyenne Mountain and No. 6 Air Academy.

All 5A games will be played at the Denver Coliseum. In 4A, games are played at Colorado School of Mines.

A complete roundup, in bracket order, is below.

CLASS 5A.

Highlands Ranch 54, Fairvew 39

Highlands Ranch avoided its quarterfinals fate of last season by coasting to a 54-39 win against Fairview. The Falcons (23-3), who received 20 points from Michaela Neuhaus and 16 from Katelyn McDaniel, will take on ThunderRidge on Wednesday at the Coors Events center in Boulder. Last season, the heavily favored Falcons were upset by eventual champion Denver East. Carlee Lough led Fairview (17-9) with 15 points.

Needles led all scorers with 28 points and made 14-of-14 free throws in the fourth quarter.

ThunderRidge is 22-4. Grand Junction ended 18-8.

Fort Collins 45, Monarch 44

Nicole McAuliffe’s jumper from the left wing with four seconds to play lifted Fort Collins to a 45-44 upset against Monarch in the Class 5A quarterfinals. Monarch’s Alexus Johnson had given the Coyotes a 44-43 lead with a 3-pointer with 30 seconds to play.

Longmont (25-1), the top seed in the Lou Piel Region, plays Mesa Ridge, a 52-45 winner over Falcon, in Wednesday’s Final Four at the Coors Events Center.

Tiffany Trimble led Roosevelt (21-5) with 14 points.

Mesa Ridge 52, Falcon 45

Mesa Ridge used a 9-0 fourth-quarter run to take control and pave the way for a 52-45 victory against Falcon in a quarterfinal round showdown.

The Grizzlies survived a subpar shooting night from leading scorer Kaitlyn Mileto by getting 15 points from senior guard Morgan Slayton, who made three 3-pointers. Mileto, who entered the game averaging 27.1 points, knocked down six key free throws in the fourth quarter and finished with 14 points.

LaShai Powells scored 11 points for Mesa Ridge (24-2).

Broomfield 55, Conifer 33

Broomfield moved one step closer toward its fifth consecutive Class 4A state championship by beating Conifer in a quarterfinal round match at the Colorado School of Mines.

The Eagles unleashed a balanced effort to steadily pull away from Conifer. Broomfield put together a 13-0 run late in the first quarter to establish its lead and held the Lobos without a field goal in the second quarter.

Miranda Beal scored 16 points to lead three Air Academy players in double figures and the Kadats advanced to the 4A girls basketball Final Four with a 62-54 win over Cheyenne Mountain on Friday night at Colorado School of Mines’ Lockridge Arena.

Air Academy (21-5), which has won 18 of its past 19 games, went on a 17-0 run in the first quarter to set up a showdown with second-seeded Broomfield, a 55-33 winner over Conifer in the first quarterfinal game.

Four assistant basketball coaches at Division I schools and a top Adidas executive were among 10 people charged Tuesday with crimes including bribery and fraud as part of a wide-ranging federal investigation into corruption in college basketball.

CenturyLink, the telecommunications company that ended its sponsorship agreement with Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall because of his protests during the national anthem last year, said it will not terminate its agreement with current client Emmanuel Sanders.